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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-10-14

regard him with increased dl~plc:ISurc-
This cig;Ir-c;tsc belongs to = friend OF
mine ne -tammered,
This j. pretty tale" cried Mrs
Wmkler, and she drew ont OF the side OF
the cigar-caSe 4 Perfumed, piuk-hucd
note, folded in a levers knot. The caTS
stopped for d while, and judge Nuktcr
LETT the train that lac might procure some
fruit for his bride While the Judge Was
absent. his vile utilized his absence in
pcrusing the Bote, which ended with,
"Nour always lowing Bertha
This capped the climax. Here she w.lS
on her wedding tour, just beginning life
with a man who cOUld deceive her 80
shamciully- She was almost W5it with
anger and pain. When Judge Wmkler
returned y ith the lunch, hiS WJic would
not speak 10 him. She had taken an
other seat, and refused even 10 look at
him A. the train approached a second
stopping place, Judge NlEklcr, almost
beside himself, exclaimed
~Aurclit, YOU must lIStcE-you must
anSvtr me, Speak, and let me hear how
| have had the misfortune 10 offend my
spuls idol -
Aurriia seated herself opposite her
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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-10-14

JNs Populur Nciruce Mars asserts that
the average length ot life j. constantly in-
yrpa>lug, amt the time may vet come
when persons a hundred years old viii
excite uu more curiosity than one OF
eighty years AZ the present time.
RorrED corn-cobs are a valuable fcrtil-
iz'r un ANY soil that is deficient ia pot
;lSi, ,,ut are worth saving Tor this pur-
pose alone, while ii rottcd with manure
They are considerably more Valuble, and
IN cleaning up the hog-pcn considerable
pains should be taken To gather up and
mix them with the manure.
CorLp We but utilize all the watcrIowcr
lifted from the ocean by the sunbcams
and waited 10y the zCp.IyTs over the land,
what vast factories might bc run. What
magnlticd Nlagara> might We create. J.
a recent paper - the Roval Society uf
Edinburgh, Mr.. John Murray sought 10
"ivc the worlds rainfall in figures. The
areas Ol country having au inland drain
ace, equal u lli>035O square luilcs, re
cciVr 2"i3 cubic miles OF rain yearly.
The total areas draining directly TO the
ocean equal l4,2l 800 square miles, Of
which .;N,N2H,15O square miles have more
than ten inches Of annual rainfall. and
discharge into the sea 900 cubic mil-s Of
water each year BY these means rather
more than 5,O1u,n0DoOD tons OF solids are
carried 10 the ocean aunuplly.
IT Is not 50 simple an operation TO
draw a piece ul t"ul steel - = uUint 4s
appear at first sir Ii the end ui the
bar oil steel is cuncavc in tine slightest dc
gree IT cannot be pointed, for in hammer
III" it the surface steel Is made t" ovcun
the centre and cause the extreme end 10
be cOncavc IN Il greater decree than when
II was started, and 80 long aS tine Concay-
ity exists the steel cannot take a fine
point. Before commencing 10 draw 70 =
point. the cNtUcm" end OF the I,ieCt. Of
steel should be ground or filed a. = roun-
dcd point, similar To q CcutH-pulcEl nut
not - sharp. When this is done I,oint
as fine as = needle may be drawn cut
Care should be taken not TO ovcr-llcat the
steel or 1t viii crumble 20 pieces Is
should not be heated above a cheiT-v MA
heat. . -.--
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-10-14

One ot the most interesting and practi-
cal methods OF utilizing the heat OF the
sun is that devised a little while ago by
Prof. Morse OF Salem, Mass, the Iimita-
ton Of which, it Is hoped, may Toe over
come 10y future Improvement. The de
vice consists simply OF a shallow box, the
bottom OF which Is corrugated iron, and
the top OF glass. This Is placed outside
sun shines directly upon it, the heat rays
Of the sun pass through the glass and are
absorbed 10y the iron. heating il to quite
= high temperature, and by = system OF
ventilation, current oi air il passed
through the apparatus and into the room
10 bc heated. BY this means the air was
heated ON pleasant days TO about 30 de-
grr,s by passing over the iron.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-10-14
SCIENTIFIC.
Glass RoIltbS.

Among the military experiments with
high explosives made recently I'm Eng
iand WIS one conducted by 4 German
who invented the explosive used. L
consisted of nitric acid and come other
chemical iurlo~rd i'm a shell oi glass in
IFS progress through the air the shell was
rotated and the chemicals thoroughly
mixed. When II struck the ground the
shock caused the explosion and the fIae-
mcut- of glass filed the air IN a way To
strike terror into foe who would have
To- face them. This German seems t.
have stolen the idea ola SLa51Shulg man
who invented = glass bomb shell and
took ii 20 Washington several years ago
40 exhibit 10 the army authorities and
10 obtain Il patent on il. lie made ex-
pcrimcutS with his invention ~ a point
near ~harpShurg, using powder, however.
as the explosive. The pieces of shell
which hc "xhihit,d after the experiments
we've tri-h'iul Iool,iu- things several IN
chc~ in thickness What became Oi the
invention has nutappcarci.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-10-14
NnaaI GntnrrIl.

AN0ut eight men sutier from nasal
catarrn where one woman * victim.
One reason fDr this difference j. that men
keep their heads in sensitive condition
trOm the moisture and heat OF the hat.
\ man with vital constitution walks
INFO the garden with his delicate wife
They both start b.TehcaI,d, buI lac stops
and runs back 10 the house to Get his hat,
ig~t hc take cold, W hilc hiS delicate wife
goes ON without the slightest lear. a
man cannot wear his hat all the time, for
lac must take 1t oil when lac eats and
when nc sleeps. The difference between
the temperature under the hat and "A
wcil-vcntilated room during the day OF at
night gives many cold.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-10-14
n DINNER AND KISS.

= have broUEh YOU your dinner, father.
The blac k~mith'> daughter said
A. she took from her arH> = kettle
And liitet IT, shining lji:
There's not any pie or PU'idiug,
- WIll give EOu this"
And upon his toll worn forehead
she ieft - childish kjss.
The blacksmith tore "a his apron
And dlucd IN happy mood.
W On ucrIUE much st thc SAVIOR
liId ia hi> humble foot
NhIle all about hItr were visions
Pull Of prophets blI>~.
But lac never thought OF the magic
In his little daU. htcr's Kiss.
while she, with her kettle swinging.
Merrily trud-cd away,
stopping 1T II Islt Of a squirrel,
Catching >Olzc wild bIul'~ Law.
And | thought how many . shallow
Ot Lille and fate We would miss
II always our frugal dinners,
We're seasoned with kiss
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-10-14

To confirm other experience oi tropical
thundcr-turus, Mr.. !. J. Nnyrick reports
that very lew persons or buildings are
ever injured by lightning i'm the plains OI
India, although al the commcnremcut oi
the mons '"u, storms occur in which the
lightning runs ike snakes all over the
sky az the rate of three or four flashes u
second, ami tine thunder often roars with
ont u break for an hour or more al =
time. lie supppSes the rarity al accidents
10 bC due 10 the great thickness of the
stratum of heated air, and it, effect in
Keeping the clouds 50 high that most OF
the electrical discharges pass from cloud
To- cIoud, and very few reach the earth.
Confirmation oi this view is found in the
observation that in mountains and in
coldcrclimatcs. where the clouds approach
nearer 10 the carth's surface, much
greater damage Is done by lightning.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-10-14

GErEEtL NELSON \ MINIS u r..i.s-
iug -. ....l T.. W L.au-.u s,sI LIS j-...
y, oI t.Ic Al l. = CaVIIEy- trru dIty g.
tine p.I IGr;,asut pI Ar.4sII pays % gr.-e,.-
~. lG3Utc a. li.aI officer -s-,. u il~ IuI d.,
for tl.. g...i-ut Ss.vic.- rendered .g t,....E.
and thanks them heartily !pf thsir vs.. .l-
able .---i>t.tur. That ta. ,I.au. i- ,..II
Iurri,cd none vslI deny Iad ~. aiI u4i;,
iu wishing Captain Law .ou a,.d il.SInaoi-
cIN a rystiul gOur of quiet duiy ~ last
pleasant post, Fort Myer, Va.
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a. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. a.

.ry year, cash IN advance ....... ........ 81 90
10 if uot.paid within months 70
I 10 q uoupaid within months. 200
r DO n not paid within the year. " IS
-, persons residing outside OF the county
-. additional per year viii be charged 70
,.-ra no event win the above terms be de-
81 from, and those who don consult their
interests py paying IN advance must not eX.
u Z. ne placed ON the same footing as those who
lrr THIS fact be distinctly understood from
\. rn.R furwarti
..-Itv for your paper before you StOu u. 10 gtop
-tuusJ none but scaiawags do otherwise
~ ue a scaIawag-lite IS too snort.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-10-14

Pov8EEED b0raz scattered freely
wherever watcr-bugS put IN their unWe.-
come appearance, and blown INTO Grey
ICES and al hiImg-plaecs, UiI send these
pests - your ueigaJors .DT i time "a
least, AM Is tie Ut5t remedy !npwn.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-10-14

IT Is all well enough 70 say there is
nothing IN Il name: but suppose a man
named Slaughter should star, a SIMMER
bc9el, and call j Slaughter House?
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-10-14

" NAT did you say vonr friend j.
tommy ~ "A taxidermist." ..W'hat' :
that Why, he's a sort Of animal
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-10-14
Women Editors.

England leads all other contrics in the
matter oi women editors. She has 453
such editors. America has about 200.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-10-14
NUMBER 80.
SOME MINING STORIES.
QUEER TALES ABOUT PLACIN
AND SELLING MINES.

old Tom Johns ENPIoit~-Claims Located
Under Perpetual SHOWS How People
Have Been Led to Invest ii Holes in the
Ground
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-10-14
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.

Eaving struggled - years betweau I.,c and
death with ASTHMA or PHTHISIC, treated BY
eminent physicians, and receiving no beuent. l
WIS compelled durtIg the last yeaFl Ot my i'll
hess 90 SIT on my chair day and lsht Clspulr for
breath. Niy -utCriEgs were beyond a description.
Tn despair experimental on myself compound
iuE roots and herbs and lnhaling the med iciue
thls obtained. fUrtuuarnIv discovered thf .
W.'NuEEF IL CF EE FOR ASTEsIA AND
tElAk III. warranted O. relieve the most stub
born case ot A>IHEs & ~ FIVE Nf7F TBS. sc
that the patient can lie down 90 rest and sleep
comfortably. Please real tie tslI0wiug couiens-
eel extracts from unsolicited test mouIass all OF
cSEt date
Oliver s.. r. Holmes san Jose Cal. writes II
ma the Remedy az ami even more t-4G repre-
seuted. receive ius- 1uJancous reliet'.
! NJ. Carson. A. VI. Nurr,0 kNr., writes /:
80 y as treated eELtlyuf tysseans e. this coun-
try ma .rrulHly y-tci fue climate s. ditfercut
Statrsunr iu-s wed reliet like yCu- prepara-
ten"
J.. q. Phelps. q. ~, GrigVs, ohio, wri-cs '.Sur-
farr4 WI. Asthma - years. Your medicine in .
minutes a .ss more Tor me than TIE mos. eminent
ply ."laus did for Iu- ,hvre years
+. a.. lllmutu-, Na'Irr H.. writes send Ca
tnrrh Remedy at once. Cannot -et along without
10. md &c the mos valuable medicine have
over tried"
We have many DtLs- hearty test lmoniaIs OF cure
relief and su order that all sufferers from AstE-
ma, CatarrE, Hay Eyrrr. ant kindred diseases
may have an opportunity OF testing the value OF
PACKAGE FREE CE CHARGE. II your drcg-
gist nails 70 keep 10 proJ permit him l. sell y0
some worthless tmtJEti,u by Es representing u %
be rest Gs good. bgt send directly 70 u, Write
your name and address plainly
address, =. Zl1f ~ .iMAN X co, Props.
PA, size Box by natl sl.Oo.
Juas u lss-.-ly.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-10-06
In Chnlsra,s Grin.

ROME, Sept. 3O.-The cholera is still rag.
ing fiercey in Sicily and it is feared It Will
not be stamped out for some time to come.
The town Of Messina is suffering terribly.
There are between two and three hundred
fresh cases and about hundred deaths
every day. The Government has stopped
the use of water from the wells FOR drink
ing purposes when It is in an unboiled
state, and has caused machinery to DO
erected which supplies the poor popula-
tion with large quantities of boiling and
boiled water. In addition TO this the
poorer classes are all fed at public expense.
as many as 1900 people being supplied
with wholesome food from public soup
kitchens.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-10-06
A SHIP CANAL
From Lake Erie to the Ohio River
Proposed
what Ohio Senators and Number of
Congressman Think of the
Proposition.

TOLEDO, o., Sept 29.-The Blade this
evening publishes opinions from several
Ohio congressman, and from Senators
sherman and Payne on the proposed
ship canal from Lake Erie to tho Ohio
river. Senator Sherman says: 'In reply
TO your circular of August 90, l have to an
swer that doubt the expediency OF build
ing canal on the route proposed from Gin
cinnat TO Lake Erie. II recommended,
however, by the United States En-
gineers, and IL can be shown that 1t is
work Impractical utility, likely to produce
the effects suggested, will vote for it, but
my Impressions are against its cxpedi-
ency.n Senator Payne says: 'In reply to
the questions propounded in your letter of
the 2sth ult., have to say that the project
OF ship canal from Lake Erie to the
Ohio river has not been considered
by me, and therefore am not pre-
pared to answer, further than TO say
that ] would favor reasonable appro-
priation for preliminary survey" Ben
Bntterworth says: 81 wish TO say that,
Ihave not considered the practicability of
constructing a commercial highway of the
character you mention between the lake
and the Ohio river, and would not pass an
have been able to give the subject.
whether would vote an appropriation
would depend, of course, upon the FEAST
bihty and desirability OF the work pro-
posed. If such work is practicable it
would, of course, be Of great advantage |
TO Ohio, and, in fact, to our whole country.n |
Congressman S. S, Yoder, of Lima, suggets |
that the boards of trade and the cham |
g
meeting at Toledo in the near future to de- |
termine upon some uniformly plan of action. |
Congressman Boothman, OF Bryan, favors |
the project, as do congressman Romeis,
Grouse, E. b. Taylor, Charles L. Brown,
Williams and Cooper. Beriah wilkins |
says: ~ would favor the survey of |
at least TWO routes from the Ohio to the |
lakes-one from Cincinnati TO Toledo, |
via probably the Miami Canal, the other |
being via the Muskingum river, already |
owned by the Government, to GAINESVILLE,
thence by The Ohio Canal to the Cuyahoga
river at Cleveland James L. Campbell
says; "Appendix K K TO annual report of
the Chief Engineer, United States Army,
for 1881, contains the preliminary sur
veys and estimates for charging the
Miami and Erie Canal The total esti-
mated cost las there exhibited) would be
SsSs 55I, l73.13. / would not favor another
survey unless the former is inaccurate
In that event would most heartily urge
further surveys Your second and third
queries answer affirmatively. l have
always ardently desired to see
ship canal from Toledo to Cincinnati.
investigated the subject with
some care in the Forty-eighth Con-
gress, but abandoned the project owing to
its enormous cost AS between the pro
jected Hennepin canal and the proposed
enlargement of the Miami and Erie, the
advantages are all with the latter. If any
concerted plan Of action to improve the
Miami and Erie is concocted you may be
assured of my untiring add
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-10-06
CURRENT ITEMS.


The Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times
reports that the white, rust-proof iron
ore, hitherto found only in Sweden, has
been discovered in the mountains near
that city. The ore is said TO contain
Go per cent of pure iron, while tho bed
is six feet thick and of great extent
A colored woman in Georgia
town was making cake the other day
and in breaking an egg she found a
diamond ring in it. Oddly enough.
she was arrested. taken into court and
owned up that she stole it. There's
nothing so very funny about hens
eggs. - Detroit Free Press. T.
A woman, who became afterw,rd
mn inmate of n hospital. had propen-
sity TO hack herself all over with any
sharp instrument she could lay her
hands on. II was not her purpose TO
kill herself. only she said sho expert
enced fascinating pleasure whenever
she succeeded in drawing blood.
Buttons, small rs they usually are,
play a more significant part in the
worlds history than may be at first
sight apparent, To them is due the
present style of dress Without them.
Western nations, like the Eastern,
would wrap their clothes around them,
instead Of putting them Chicago
Nctcs.
The danger OF eating beef from
animals that have been affected by pull
monary disease is strongly confirmed
by the Investigations of Mons, Gattier,
member Of tho Paris Academy Of
Sciences, who finds that the virus Of
tubcrculous substances has great power
Of resisting heat and cold, and even
the action Of strong brine, such a. that
used in the preparation of corned beef.
NJ u ledger.
"A ten-inch lizard was found In the
mail from England TO the New York
Post-ofiicc recently. 1t was directed
TO place in Indiana. The little beast
had crossed the ocean in a tightly
closed cigar box, but b came MS lively
rs could be when air was given him
Lizards are not mailahle, so tho person
10 whom ii is addressed has been noti-
fled OF its detention
"A citizcn Of Gainesville. Ga, whose
pet COW suddenly showed symptoms Of
gong dry. consulted COW doctor, who
decided that She had the 'hollow tail, =
and split the tail, Inserted quantity Of
salt and terpentinc, and bound il up
Going out the next day TO seq how the
cow was getting along, her owner
caught half-Srown pig, which he kept
in the same lot, husi.y engaged IN suck
ing the.row, and this accounted for the
falling of of milk He at once took
the bandage of Of the unfortunate
cows tail,
William Allen. ofSan Francisco, a
boy, shot and wounded large hawk
that was soaring away with wenze
in lis talons After II fell he hurried
to pluck on it's large feathers, when
the bird suddenly throw It's wings
abou, his body and sank its bcak Zero.
ciously into his cheek while both arms
were pnioucd. Finally he released
one long enough TO take out q small
pen-kniic. with which he stabbed tho
hawk The stabs had but little effect.
Fortunately n man, Martin Wclch,
came along and rescued the young aud
almost exhausted hunter. He will
soon be all right again, but n slight
scar will ROMAN for lie Tho hawk
measured eight feet from wing to wing.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-10-06
BANK RoBBER SHOT.
Masked Men Command the Cashier to Not
Say a word-He Says He Won't, hut
Makes No Prnmisn for HIa RernIver

Masked Men Command tho Cashier to Not
Say n word-He Says He Won't. hut
Makes No Promise for His Revolver.
WILMINGTON, DEL, Sept, 90.-The Farm
ers' Bank, at New Castle, was entered at
an early hour this morning by masked
robbers. Their movements awoke the
cashier, who seized his pistol and fred,
woundlng one of the intruders. His com.
panions picked up tho fallen man
and quickly carried him ont of the
front door, making their escape. Tho
bank floor is marked with blood where he
fell The robbers got no booty, and left
behind them u kit of burglars tools, a
wheelbarrow and a ladder. They are sup
posed to have come and gone by way of
boat in the river near by. The burglars
Immediately on entering the building over
powered, bound and gagged VIM. ]. Black.
U. S. Consul at Nuremberg who was homo
on leave of absence, and stopping with
Cashier R @, Cooper, When Mr.. Cooper
came on the scene he was confronted by
one of the burglars with a leveled ro-
volyer and the mandate, Don't say a
word" II won't" replied Cooper, in
stantly leveling and firing his own pistol,
and wounding the robber, who returned
the sho. without harmng Cooper. Blood
marks lead to the suspicion that tho
wounded robber fell into the river and
was drowned in attempting To escape.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-10-06
Slow Speed Prevents a pisasIor.

RoBINsoN, Ill, Sept. 3O.-A dastardly
attempt was made last night by unknown
parties. TO wreck the excursion train on
the Indiana and Illinois Southern railway,
running between Palestine and New.
ton, to accommodate passengers to
and from the Olney State Fair. There
gers when the train left Newton,
all of whom, excepting about one hum
dred, were discharged when the train
reached the station mere at II p. m. A
little beyond the station two switches
had been thrown open whore there were
embellishments. The engine and two cars
left the rails, but were sull on the tics
when the train was stopped, owing to the
fact that it was running at a slow rate of
speed.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-10-06
The Bomb.Ihrowers.

OTTAWA, Ill, Sept. 30.Lawyer Salmon
this morning gave the order for tran
script of the record in the An
archist case, the purpose being to pre-
sent it to the Supreme Court OF I Q
United States. Mr.. Salmon has boon
here since yesterday He says tho
placing OF the order was caused by his de-
sire 10 limit Clerk Taylor to ten days timo
in which to prepare the copy. The 18th Of
October was finally settled upon as tho
date when the record must be completed.
Deputy Clerk Snow at once started to
Chicago to engage the necessary number
Of type-writers 70 complete the work.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-10-06
A SINGLE H1aHwAYMAN
Goes Through Two Texas Mail Coaches in
a Manner That Would Make Dick rur-
pins Ghost Blush.


AUSTIN, TEX, Sept. 39.--A telegram re-
counts the most daring stage robbery since
the famous Pcgly fobberies of ten years
ago Last night man stopped In
stage plying between San Anglo and
Ballingter, on the Texas Pacific.
There were live men and three ladies in
tho vehicle, from which he took nearly
$2,0O0 He also took their watches, but
afterward returned them, He then
stood all the passengers in line, and over
the head Of each drew large cap, com.
pletely hoodwnking them, He kept
them in line about two hours, or until the
stage from Ballingter came in sight This
was a signal for him to order them into
the coach and to cause the driver to hur-
riedly drive of. Then he turned his alton
ton to tho Ballingter coach, in which were
two gentlemen and ladies' He robbed
them of all their money, rilled the mail
sacks of both coaches, and it IS believed
got several hundred dollars from the reg
istered packages.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-10-06
MIssissinni Steamer BURNED.

MEMrnis, TENT, Sept, 3O-The steamer
T. b. Sims burned this morning sixteen
miles above Memphis. Ono life lost. Tho
passenger lost was a young man named
Bunch, from Illinois. The Sims was
formerly the d. r.. Powell, and was pur-
chased by Captain T. b. Sims several
months ago from the Anchor Line Com
pany for $4,000 Boat and cargo are u
total loss.